Really? It doesn't seem likely to me that even a primitive medical person would amputate a leg because someone's knee hurts
http://health.howstuffworks.com/medicine/modern-treatments/a....
Lots of medical/all history will surprise you right into the 20th century and beyond -
http://www.cracked.com/article_15669_the-10-most-insane-medi...
#10 morphine cough syrup for kids
#9 mercury for ... everything
#8 heroin for coughs
#7 electric shocks to cure erectile dysfunction
#6 lobotomies for mental illnesses
#5 urine therapy ... lives on
#4 bloodletting for ... everything
#3 tapeworms for weight loss
#2 holes in skulls for headaches
#1 vaginal massages for female hysteria
Really? It doesn't seem likely to me that even a primitive medical person would amputate a leg because someone's knee hurts